Economy of Storytelling: The Bottle Film
Bottle Films (or Chamber films) are entire stories that are told in one location. Alfred Hitchcock is known for his embracement of the a “bottle film”; a film which uses just a single location. This can serve a variety of purposes. Bottle films might be used to heighten the tension in claustrophobic spaces. In television, "bottle episodes" have often been used to save money or as a way for a writers' room to push...